Lid-lifting device.



.5. G. HAYNE.

LID I IFTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28, I9I6.

1,223,387. l Patented Apr. 1917.

STATES PATENT ormcn.

snowmany e. nAYNE, or OTTAWA, IIiLINoIs.

` LID-LIFTING DEVICE.

To all whom t may concern: f

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. IIAYNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ottawa, in the county ofLa Salle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lid-Lifting Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchr as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invent-ion relates to new and useful improvements in lid lifting devices and more particularly to that class employed for lifting the lid or cover of a phonograph cabinet, and my object is to provide a pivoted beam, one end of which is attached to the lid or cover of the cabinet and the opposite end provided with a4 counter balance weight.

' A further object `is to so .connect the weight and lid to the beam that the lid may be raised to any predetermined angle and be supported in its adjusted position by the weight.

i i A further obj ect is to so equalize the weight of the lid with respect to the counter balance weight that the lid will IlOtdescend of its own volition.

And a further-object .is to provide means for operating the beam to raise'and lower the lid. i t s Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth and' more particularly pointed out in the accompanying specification.

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application,

` Figure 1 is a sidei elevation of a phonograph cabinet showing the lid therefor in elevated position.

Fig.v 2 is a similar view thereof showing the upper portion of the wall of the cabinet broken away. I

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the cabinet with the lid in elevated position, and

Fig. 4 is al side elevation of the cabinet showing a modified form of means Ifor operating the beam.

Refemng to the drawings'in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates a cabinet, which in this instance is shown'as a phonograph cabinet, and 2 indicates the lidv or cover for said cabinet, one edge of which is attached to the upper end of the cabinet by means of a hinge 3.

Specieation of LettersPatent.

Patented Appr. 24, 1917.

Application led March 28, 1916,. Serial No. 87,360.

striking the top of the cabinet frequently loosens 'the vjoints of the lid or cracks the coating or varnish thereon, thus spoiling the appearance of the cabinet, and to this end I provide means for elevating the lid without necessitatmg the engagement of the hands with thelid comprising a beam 4, which is pivotally attached to a stud 5 secured to the 1nner face of the cabinet 1.

ne end of the beam 4 is preferably bifurcated to form ears 6 between which ispivotally secured one end of a strap 7, the opposite end of the strap'being pivotally secured between ears 8 of a bracket 9, said bracket being attached to the lid 2 in any suitable manner adjacent the hinge edge 'of the lid. In order to equalize the weight of the lid whereby the same may be easily raised or lowered, a balance weight 10 is attached to the opposite end of-the beam LPfrom that engaged with the strap 7, the size of the weight 10 being such ,jas to equal the weight of the lid against the beam, so that the weight aty both 'ends of the beam will be uniform, and it will be readily seen that the lid may be raised or lowered with a minimum amount of exertion and that the lid will lbe held :in its adjusted position until such time asthe beam is operated to further raise or lower the same.

It will be understood of course that pressure may be directed against the lid to open or close the same but as the'highly polished` surface of the lid will become marred by finger prints remaining thereon, I prefer to employ a handle 11 for raising and lowering the lid, said handle projecting through a. curved slot 12 in one wall of the cabinet, any suitable form of plate 13 being provided around said slot to protect the surface w of the cabinet against wear thereon and also to provide a suitable trimming around the slot. Instead, however, of providing the handle 11 for raising and lowering the lid, an elongated rod 14 may be attached to the end of ythe beam` 4 which projects downwardly through the bottom wall of the cabinet and has a head 15 which may be engaged with the foot for raising and lowering the lid, the rod 14 having an elongated counter Weight 16 attached theretowhich -equalizes the Weight of the lid.`

lVhile I have shown the counter balance device as applied to use in connection with the lid of Aa phonograph cabinet, I desire it to be clearly understood that the same may be used in connection with any device having a lid operated similar to the structure herein shown.

In operating the device it is but necessary to exert but a light upward or downward pressure upon the handle 11 in order to swing the lid to a closed or open position and the lid may be moved to any suitable angle and held in such position by the counter balance weight,and in view of the equalization of the weight of the lid at one end of the beam and the counter weight at the opposite end thereof, the lid will not move out of its adjusted position until pressure is employed for moving the same upwardly or downwardly. p

It will likewise be seen that by providing either the handle 11 or rod 14 the lid may be raised or lowered without touching the oabii net with the lingers, thus eliminating the possibility of marring the varnish upon the -cabinet'or lidby finger marks, and as the lid gradually descends and pressure is applied to lower the same, the danger of injuring the lid by striking the top of the cabinet a blow is entirely eliminated.

It will likewise be seen that all of the parts except the operating handles are in cased within the cabinet so that said parts.

will be excluded from view.

Having thus fully described my invention whatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

The combination with a cabinet having a hinged lid thereon, of a beam pivotally aty tached to the inner face 'of the cabinet, a

strap pivoted at one end to one end of the beam and at its opposite end to the under face `of the lid, a rod pivotally connected to the opposite end of the beam and projecting downwardly through the bottom of the cabinet, a counter balancing Weight mounted upon said rod, and a head piece carried by EDWARD G. HAYNE.

Witnesses:

YV, I. HARRIS, I/V. C. RIALE. 

